Partition supporting clip



1952 v I F. M. THOMAS 2,605,525

' PARTITION SUPPORTING CLIP I Filed Jan. 25, 1950 INVENTOR.

Patented Aug. 5, 1952 PARTITION SUPPORTING CLIP Ford M. Thomas, Bristol, Vt., assignor to Vermont Box (70., Inc., Bristol, Vt., a corporation of Vermont Application January 25, 1950, Serial No. 140,402

1 Claim. 1

The present invention relates to partition supporting clips for store counters and embodies, more specifically, an improved form of clip by means of which partitions may be supported in the desired positions upon store counters and, at the same time, providing facility for utilizing a bottom member that rests upon the counter and extends entirely to the edges thereof without interference by the clip.

In existing forms of clips of this character, the

,post portion of the clip that is adapted to be inserted in suitable apertures in the counter normally interferes with the use of a bottom layer that rests upon the counter and completely covers the same, because the bottom layer cannot extend beyond the line in which the clip post lies. In accordance with the present invention, it is an object to provide a clip of the above character wherein bottoms may be utilized on counters in such fashion as to occupy the entire space comprising the bottom of bins formed by partitions supported on the counter by means of counter clips, as aforesaid.

Further objects of the invention will be apparent as it is described in greater detail in connection with the accompanying drawings, where- 1n:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a counter having a plurality of partitions supported thereon by means of clips constructed in accordance with the present invention, and in which a bottom member is utilized;

Figure 2 is a view in section, taken on the plane indicated by the line 2-2 of Figure 1, and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 3 is a view in section, taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2, and looking in the direction of the arrows; and

Figure 4 is a plan view of the outline of a clip constructed in accordance with the present invention prior to the forming operation.

Referring to the above drawings, a counter or counter sham is shown at and is provided with a longitudinal partition II and a plurality of transverse partitions 12. Supported upon the counter or sham I0 is a bottom plate I3, which may be a mirror, colored film, or other composition over which the partitions l 2 are supported. A plurality of clips I4 are provided to secure or maintain the partitions 12 in the desired positions, these clips comprising a back portion l'5, partition supporting flanges IS, a vertical spacer IT, a horizontal spacer l3, and a supporting post [9. The posts l9 are adapted to be received in any of a plurality of holes formed in the counter ID, as illustrated in Figures 2 and 3.

As illustrated in Figure 4, the clip l4 may be formed out of a blank by folding the same along the dotted lines It to form the spaced flanges I0, folding again at dotted line IT and then again along the line l8. The post i9 is formed by curving or otherwise forming the bottom portion of the blank.

As illustrated in Figures 2 and 3, the vertical spacer 11 spaces the bottoms of the flanges it from the post I9 and thus provides a space within which a bottom plate I3 is received so that the latter covers substantially all of the counter or sham I0. The horizontal spacer l8 serves to offset the back of the clip portion 15 from the axis of the post l9, in order that the edge of the bottom plate I3 may extend to the edge of the counter l0.

While the invention has been described with specific reference to the accompanying drawings, it is not to be limited save as defined in the appended claim.

I claim:

A partition-supporting clip for a counter having a removable bottom plate or sheet, said clip comprising a post adapted to be inserted in a hole in said counter, a back member having laterally extending substantially parallel partition-engaging flanges, and a substantially right angular supporting web joining said back member to said post, one leg of said web being fastened right angularly to said post and extending away from the said post sufficiently to permit said bottom plate or sheet to cover the same, and the other leg of said'web being connected axially to said back and extending away from said post a distance at least equal to the thickness of said bottom plate or sheet.

. FORD M. THOMAS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Switzerland Jan. 15, 1934 

